Advocacy is Medicine

Advocacy is Medicine

Nebraska Alliance for Physician Advocacy

Episodes 40
Avg. Duration 34m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (13)
Since Jan 2024
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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52%
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About This Podcast

Official podcast from the Nebraska Alliance for Physician Advocacy. This is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to supporting Nebraska physicians in their advocacy efforts to improved the practice of medicine, the health of their communities and physician well-being.

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Recent Episodes

S4E5 HR1 Series: Medicare Impact on Physician Payment and A Deep Dive Into How Doctors Get Paid.

Apr 01, 2026 1h 2m

This podcast is FULL of the background on the physician fee payment structure and how HR1 is immediately impacting this year. Dr. Fox is a long time advocate with great insight into how to bring…

S4E4 HR1 and Title X: Reproductive Health Collaborative Nebraska

Feb 22, 2026 38m

Join Dr. Libby Crockett as she talks with Joanna Murray and Cleo Zagurski from the Reproductive Health Collaborative, Nebraska to learn about Title X in the State of Nebraska and how HR1 affects the…

S4E1 HR1 In Nebraska: Rural Health Transformation Fund

Jan 17, 2026 37m

Join Thanks to our guest today, Jed Hansen, PhD, APRN, FNP-C, who is the Nebraska Rural Health Association’s Executive Director. He and Libby Crockett, MD are discussing the Rural Health…

S4E1 Focus on Food Access Policy Changes with HR1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act)

Nov 17, 2025 37m

*** Update: Due to end of the government shutdown full benefits are to be distributed for 150,000 Nebraskans on SNAP.***Update since recording: On October 28, 2025 Nebraska DHHS officially announced…

S4E2 Student Loan Changes with HR1

Nov 15, 2025 58m

Dr. Stephanie Hartman discusses changes to student loan policy changes within HR1 with Paula Kohles. Paula, is the current director of financial aid at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She…

S3E13 Matt Mason, NE state poet and physician writing

May 27, 2025 30m

Join Stephanie and Matt as they discuss the intersection of writing, advocacy and physician wellbeing. Matt Mason served as the Nebraska State Poet from 2019-2024 and has run poetry workshops in…

S3E13 LB527 Improving Medicaid Reimbursement for Providers

May 19, 2025 27m

https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/view_bill.php?DocumentID=59590Introduced by Senator Jacobsen, January 22ndBanking, Commerce and Insurance CommitteeApr 03, 2025, Passed on Final Reading with…

S3E12 LB 676 has evolved - an update on what is going on.

Apr 13, 2025 28m

LB 676 was advanced by the Health and Human Services Committee to General File as a combination of three separate pieces of legislation proposed: LB 701, LB 374 and LB 676.We will discuss the changes…

2025 Mid-Legislative Session Review

Mar 19, 2025 34m

We rely on your donations to keep producing this podcast content and to support physician advocacy in Nebraska. If you would like to support Nebraska Alliance for Physician Advocacy, a 501(c)(3)…

S3E10 Food and Nutrition Access in Nebraska with Eric Savaiano of Nebraska Appleseed

Feb 25, 2025 40m

Dr. Stephanie Hartman is joined by Eric Saviano with Nebraska Appleseed to discuss food security in Nebraska and several legislative bills in this area.Eric is the Food and Nutrition Access program…

S3E9 Regenerative Agriculture Practices and Health and LB573

Feb 22, 2025 41m

Join Dr. Stephanie Hartman and her guest Mr. Graham Christensen as they explore regenerative agriculture principles and the intersection with human and environmental health. They also discuss LB573…

S3E8 LifeBridge Nebraska - Nebraska's Physician Wellness Program

Feb 21, 2025 29m

Join Dr. Stephanie Hartman and her guest, Dr. Joann Schaefer as they discuss LifeBridge Nebraska , physician wellness and wellness in advocacy.Dr. Schaefer received her medical degree from Creighton…

S3E7 2025 Unicameral Bill Overview

Feb 09, 2025 1h 4m

Bills We Discussed Today:LB512Adopt The Chemical Abortion Safety Protocol ActLB213Require The State Board of Ed (...) standards on human embryologyLB374Adopt the Licensed Midwives Practice…

S3E6 RERELEASE Part 2 of 2: Life of a Legislative Bill

Jan 29, 2025 21m

We are RERELEASING our two episodes from January 2024 which explain the basic functions of the Nebraska Unicameral. In this episode, Part 2 of 2, Rachel Gibson and Libby Crockett discuss the process…

S3E5 RERELEASE Part 1 of 2: The Unicameral Part 1

Jan 29, 2025 20m

We are rereleasing our episodes that explain the composition and basic function of the Nebraska Unicameral, that were first published in January 2024. Join Rachel and Libby in discussing the the…

S3E4 RERELEASE of Newborn Screening with Dr. Valasco LB 310 this time around

Jan 28, 2025 51m

LB 310 is very similar to the bill discussed in this prior episode so we thought it would be helpful to release this one again to provide general information about the newborn screening program in…

S3E3 Legislative Committees of the Unicameral

Jan 27, 2025 26m

As of January 22, 2025, 435 legislative bills have been introduced in the Nebraska Legislature and we have a few days left. How can a group of 49 people get anything done with that many bills to…

S3E2 Exploring Quackery, Pseudoscience and Medical Misinformation with Dr. Lydia Kang

Jan 20, 2025 51m

Join Drs. Stephanie Hartman and Abby Drucker as they discuss the history of medical quackery, pseudoscience and current challenges in today's medical practice with Dr. Lydia Kang. Dr. Kang is an…

S3E1 Nebraska Braids and the Executive Strand

Jan 14, 2025 27m

Welcome Back! We are in Season 3 and on to a new Legislative Session in Nebraska. In this episode, we we first take a quick trip back to civics class as we review the checks and balances of the…

S2E10 Medical Cannabis Ballot Initiatives #437 and #438

Nov 03, 2024 1h 19m

Three part podcast including guests, Dr. John Massey, Dr. Melissa Teply, Dr. Alëna Balasanova discussing the ballot initiatives for Nebraska in 2024 with medical cannabis.  Dr. Massey is a board…

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Advocacy is Medicine has published 40 episodes since January 2024, covering topics in Health & Fitness, Medicine.

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